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Re: [Healeys] David Woodhouse

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] David Woodhouse
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:27:29 -0700
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I spoke to him once when I had a (turns out) passing interest in his hi-flow 
intake manifold.  A very gracious man.

Bob


On 8/10/2014 1:35 AM, Chris Dimmock wrote:
> Sad news Larry.
> Dave knew a lot about Healeys, and his pioneering work in casting alloy Healey
> blocks, and redesigning the Healey cylinder head (the DMD alloy head) were
> groundbreaking.
> RIP Dave.
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 10 Aug 2014, at 5:32 pm, Larry Varley <varley@cosmos.net.au> wrote:
>>
>> Sadly I have to report that David Woodhouse passed away peacefully on
> Friday. Dave was the creator of DMD Australia and worked tirelessly creating
> his high performance equipment for the 6 cylinder Austin Healey, including the
> DMD alloy block and the high performance alloy cylinder head, plus many other
> components. Dave was a true gentleman, always happy to chat about Healeys and
> engineering principles in engine design. An extremely intelligent man, and a
> great friend to the many that knew him. Once again the Healey movement is a
> lesser place in his passing. His funeral in Berwick Melbourne will be held on
> Thursday. I will certainly miss the many Saturday afternoon discussions over a
> beer or two, as will all of his mates.
>> Regards
>> Larry Varley
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